Is Lombre Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Grass mid-stage with AbilitySwift Swim or AbilityRain Dish for rain healing. Lombre contributes through mid-game without evolving. The Water Stone for Ludicolo can wait until you're sure about the team. Handles Wattson and Flannery.
Lotad has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Lombre's defenses.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Ludicolo resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Ludicolo resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Lotad
Catch Lotad on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3-4, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
Evolve Lotad to Lombre
Lotad evolves into Lombre at Level 14. Your Lotad should hit Level 14 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
- LV 49WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Lombre to Ludicolo
Lombre evolves into Ludicolo with a Water Stone. You can pick up the Water Stone in Abandoned Ship.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
How to Get Lombre in Ruby & Sapphire
One uncommon grass encounter in Sapphire, levels 16 to 18, or evolve a Lotad at level 14. Both are Sapphire-side only, which leaves Ruby owners reliant on trading the line in.
1 location to catch Lombre2 locations to catch Lotad
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Catch Lotad at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 14 — it evolves into Lombre.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Lombre in RS
Lotad gets you Lombre sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 14. Wild Lombre first appears at Route 114 (after Badge 3).
- Step 3Evolve into LudicoloBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Lotad egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Lombre catch rates for Ruby & Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Lombre in Ruby & Sapphire
Lombre wanders the grass on Route 114 in Sapphire, so hunt that route for a shiny. Compare Shiny Lombre odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Lombre Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Ruby & Sapphire with Lombre preloaded.
Lombre Weakness
Lombre's Water/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Flying, and Bug. Standard number of weaknesses for the Water/Grass typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Water |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lombre Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lombre
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
 Swalot Poison | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x111-131%KO Wing Attack 2x76-90% Leech Life 2x19-23% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Grimer Poison | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x79-94% Gust 2x25-30% | ||
 Swellow Normal | C | |
 Koffing Poison | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Swablu Normal | D | |
Lombre Evolutions
Sitting between Lotad and Ludicolo, Lombre is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Lotad). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lombre to get Lotad eggs easily using 35 partners from the Grass and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf and 3 more.
RS Lombre Best Moveset
Middle-stage Water/Grass improving toward Ludicolo's rain sweeping role. AbilitySwift Swim and AbilityRain Dish both benefit from rain. MoveSurf and MoveGiga Drain at moderate power. One evolution from the competitive rain set.
Best Build
Lombre best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Rain Dance
- Ice Beam
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Flail and Leech Seed from the egg pool give Lombre something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
LOMBRE is nocturnal - it will get active after dusk. It is also a mischief-maker. When this POKéMON spots anglers, it tugs on their fishing lines from beneath the surface and enjoys their consternation.
LOMBRE’s entire body is covered by a slippery, slimy film. It feels horribly unpleasant to be touched by this POKéMON’s hands. LOMBRE is often mistaken for a human child.
Lombre Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Why can't I find Lombre in Ruby?
Lombre is exclusive to Pokemon Sapphire. Ruby players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Lombre in Sapphire.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Lombre appears in 15 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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